# If you have been the other person: have you cheated on your SO?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 28, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-been-the-other-person-have-you-cheated-on-your-so/544738 "2010-06-28T02:35:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-been-the-other-person-have-you-cheated-on-your-so/544738/1 "2010-06-28T02:35:00Z")

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This poll was inspired by some of the discussion in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=568159) recent poll. I suspect that much of the disagreement in that thread boils down to differing perspectives on cheating vs. enabling cheating. So, being a scientist, I had to get some data.

Personally, I have never cheated on a SO. I’ve been very tempted, but my promise to him prevented me from straying. Ironically, the temptation was the guy with whom I was the other person.

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**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-been-the-other-person-have-you-cheated-on-your-so/544738/2 "2010-06-28T13:51:58Z")

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I’ve never cheated on a husband or boyfriend, although once I came really close. That was many many years ago though. I’d never do it now.  
Probably because I’m **madly** in love with my Mig.